DAT Solutions
JANUARY 3, 2019
DAT load boards provide the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 279 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $57 billion in real transactions. Birmingham to Chicago surged to $2.36/mile
DAT Solutions
OCTOBER 4, 2017
The immediate impacts from Harvey and Irma first showed up in van freight, then reefers. Load counts are up on DAT load boards , with more flatbed freight shipping to support the rebuilding and recovery efforts in areas affected by the storms. Las Vegas is a construction hub, and flatbed trended down immediately after Hurricane Harvey.
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DAT Solutions
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
Construction activity boosted rates out of Las Vegas : The lane to Los Angeles was up to an average of $3.31/mile. Las Vegas to Phoenix also jumped up to $2.97/mile. Florida has a balance problem, where the demand for inbound freight is much higher than the demand for outbound trucks. mile last week.
DAT Solutions
APRIL 2, 2019
While van and reefer rates saw a decline in March compared to February, flatbed bucked the trend, making gains in both freight volumes and rates. Plenty of flatbed markets in the South and East experienced rising prices, including Birmingham, Tampa, Atlanta, Savannah, Raleigh, Harrisburg, Dallas and Phoenix. Rising Rates.
DAT Solutions
JANUARY 4, 2018
Flatbed freight out of Baltimore usually heads to the Northeast and Midwest, and the weather in those regions made those shipments more difficult. Las Vegas to Salt Lake City was up 28¢ to $2.71/mile. Rates were also weaker out of Atlanta and Tampa. That pushed Baltimore rates up 10% higher last week as a result.
DAT Solutions
MAY 1, 2018
DAT load boards provides the largest and most trusted digital freight marketplace in the trucking industry, with more than 179 million loads and trucks posted annually, plus insights into current spot market and contract rates based on $45 billion in real transactions. Even Tampa has crossed that mark.
DAT Solutions
JANUARY 7, 2016
The calendar was a big factor, as shippers try to push freight out the door before the end of the fiscal year or quarter. Large carriers might still make all their scheduled deliveries, but they don't take a lot of exception freight when fewer drivers are willing to work. The load-to-truck ratio got a big boost last week, from 7.5
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